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GAME THREAD----AU Wheelchair Bazkitball --NCAA TERNEY GAME

We wuz DOWN early but we fighting back againzt ILLINOIS.
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FOOTBALL CATCHING UP WITH: Vontrell King-Williams (3-14-24)

A short story, lots of quotes and a full video for anyone wanting to learn more about Auburn's "new" D-line coach.

He's an amazing human being. I'm a huge fan of this guy personally. We'll see what kind of progress he can coax from this vital position of need ...


**Williams-King following in his mentor's footsteps

HOOPS Holloway improving 'game by game'

"On the court, on the ball, I've gotten a little better. Off the ball, it's just buying into BP's system and being lower to the ball and in gaps and stuff like that. I feel like I'm getting better game by game."

Aden Holloway had his struggles his first year on the Plains, but the freshman guard found ways to impact the game in other ways when the shot was off:

BIZ BUT NOT BISCUIT

Eagle declared there was a recession in the US last fall...why won't he tell us whether it's ended or not?

Since eagle has been crying and running away from this question in every thread, it's time for it to get its on thread. A recession is a well defined economic term which has a starting and ending point. Why won't eagle tell us which month the recession started and whether it's still ongoing? How long will eagle desperately continue to avoid answering this question?

More fraud in a trump trial. Ga SoS passed on fraudulent evidence to WAPO.

Seriously do you ever wonder why every case against trump invomles corrupt prosecutors that have to lie to the courts and present frafulent evidence?

The dems witchunt keeps falling apart. Course we knew it would 2 years ago when stumpy and DM8 were chanting ‘we got him now’. It works, just like magic.

With March Madness fast upon us, a retro back to the FIRST season of the 3-point shot (1986-1987)

My, my I wish I had been far more engaged with college basketball that 1986-1987 season!!

I recall Pitino doing a lot of full court press and huge volume of 3's at Providence the first year of the 3-point shot being adopted. Interestingly enough, it was only in 1986-1987 season that the NCAA adopted the 3-point line shot across all conferences, and Pitino jumped on it (his tenure at Providence was 1985-1987). The initial 3-point line distance was 19 feet, 9 inches (1986-2008). They moved it to 20 feet, 9 inches in 2008, and weary of high scoring I guess, moved it to 22-feet, 1 3/4 inches in 2019 where it has remained. And interestingly, each time NCAA extends the 3-point arc, the % shooting drops for ONE season, and then returns right back to about the same shooting %. Repetition, baby.

Bet y'all had forgotten that during their magical 1986-1987 season - first season of the 3-point shot - Rick Pitino ran the Providence Friars all the way to the Final Four! Their 3-point shot wizard was Ernie "Pop" Lewis, who was encouraged by Pitino to let 'em fly from outside the arc. The Friars also had backcourt mates Billy Donovan (hey-oh) and Delray Brooks, and electrified fans with 3-point shooting.

As a senior, Lewis connected on 95 of 220 3-point shots (43.2%). The shot from outside the arc had arrived.

Sonny's Auburn team would be selected an 8-seed and sent to Indianapolis, where they beat San Diego in a round one nailbiter, 62-61, before running into a 1-seed Indiana buzz saw, losing 107-90. LSU would give the Hoosiers all they wanted, but Indiana pulled off a 77-76 win.

Providence would first knock off UAB in BIRMINGHAM, 90-68, in March Madness round one, followed by a 90-87 nailbiter over Austin Peay to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16.

You'll be thrilled to recall that Pitino's 6-seed Friars then knocked off Wimp Sanderson's 2-seed Alabama 103-82 to advance to the Elite 8 to face Georgetown, whom they knocked off 88-73, on to the Final Four. Billy Donovan absolutely TORCHED bammer from the 3-point arc, scoring 26 points with 10 assists in the win. That Wimp team sported Derrick McKey, Michael Ansley, Mark Gottfried, and Keith Askins, and went 28-5 on the year.

Providence would fall to Syracuse in the Final Four Semi in New Orleans, 77-63. But Pitino had gotten the attention of traditionalist coaches that the 3-point shot would HAVE to be part of their arsenal. It has become the great "equalizer" and is why we regularly see some massive upsets in March Madness.

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NCAA 2023-2024 March Madness Selection Committee members

To assist in Bunk valid and invalid conspiracy theories.

NCAA Tournament Selection Committee​

The 2023-2024 Selection Committee (the year the term is up is in parenthesis):

CHARLES MCCLELLAND (2024) – SWAC Commissioner (Chairperson)
JAMIE POLLARD (2024) – Iowa State Athletic Director
SCOTT BARNES (2024) – Oregon State Athletic Director
BUBBA CUNNINGHAM (2025) – North Carolina Athletic Director (Vice-Chairperson)
MARK COYLE (2026) – Minnesota Athletic Director
GREG BYRNE (2026) – Alabama Athletic Director
KEITH GILL (2026) – Sun Belt Commissioner
BARRY COLLIER (2026) – Butler Athletic Director
MARTIN NEWTON (2027) – Samford Athletic Director
TOM WISTRCILL (2027) – Big Sky Commissioner
ARTHUR JOHNSON (2028) – Temple Athletic Director
RENEE BAUMGARTNER (2028) – Santa Clara Athletic Director
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